DC vs MI, WPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Delhi Capitals (DC) face Mumbai Indians (MI) in match number 12 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, March 5. The two sides that kicked off the tournament also begin the Delhi leg of WPL 2024.
Delhi and Mumbai occupy the top two slots on the points table. After four games, they have six points, with three wins and one defeat. DC got the better of Gujarat Giants (GG) by 25 runs in their last clash.
They put up a competitive 163-8, batting first, with captain Meg Lanning contibuting a fifty. Spinners Jess Jonassen and Radha Yadav picked up three wickets apiece to restrict Gujarat to 138-8.
Mumbai went down to UP Warriorz in unexpected fashion but returned to winning ways by hammering Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in their previous game.
Bowling first, Mumbai restricted Bangalore to 131-6 before chasing it down without much trouble. MI have had the better of DC in the WPL and will be keen to keep their impressive record.
Today's DC vs MI toss result
Mumbai Indians have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who has returned to the playing XI after missing the last two games, said:
“We don't have a lot of experience about the surface, so it will be safe to bowl.”
Apart from the captain, Shabnim Ismail is also back for MI, while Issy Wong misses out. For DC, Marizanne Kapp is back in place of Annabel Sutherland.
DC vs MI - Today's match playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (w), Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav
Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail
Today's DC vs MI pitch report
In her pitch report, Natalie Germanos said:
“It's a bit chilly, overcast and a bit of breeze coming in. We're using pitch number 3.
"The pitch is expected to play well, looks like a good surface, not a lot of green grass on it. It’s brown grass which keeps it together. There's plenty of runs, but there's a bit of pace to it as well.”
Today's DC vs MI match players list
Delhi Capitals squad: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Titas Sadhu, Poonam Yadav, Marizanne Kapp, Laura Harris, Minnu Mani, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal, Sneha Deepthi
Mumbai Indians squad: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon, Fatima Jaffer, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur
DC vs MI - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya, N Janani
TV umpire: Parashar Joshi
Match Referee: Rajni Basnet